Ash Barty out on her own as she sets benchmark for Australian tennis | Linda Pearce

The nation’s No 1 has enjoyed a remarkable year but opinion is split on how deep the talent below her runs

As coach Craig Tyzzer was calmly guiding the exceptional Ash Barty to the first top-15 finish by an Australian woman since Sam Stosur’s farewell to year-end single-figures back in 2012, an unhappier development was taking place further down the tennis food chain.

“The thing that stands out for me is that we don’t have any girls playing in the junior events at the slams,” says Tyzzer, after a year in which Australia were unrepresented in the main draws at Roland Garros, Wimbledon and Flushing Meadows. “It’s pretty disappointing to see that we don’t have that depth coming through.”

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